We had a lot of birders try to stop by the station this morning in search of the Black-billed Cuckoo, but to no avail. 533+ birds were predicted to have migrated last night, so it may have moved on. Birdcast is predicting that these next few nights as a part of peak migration, so we should see more interesting birds trickling in. A Philidelphia Vireo was spotted both at the house and at Headquarters today! We caught one new species for the season: a Green-tailed Towhee! I had 54 captures today and can only expect my numbers to increase from here. Hope to see more of you tomorrow.
Chico captures for 9/9: Wilson's Warbler 22 Orange-crowned Warbler 14 Western Wood-pewee 1 Chipping Sparrow 3 House Wren 1 Indigo Bunting 1 Lincoln's Sparrow 7 Green-tailed Towhee 2 Yellow-breasted Chat 1 Brown Thrasher 1 Cordilleran Flycatcher 1 Also a little fun fact about bird migration: Day length changes are the primary reason that birds begin to migrate they can navigate using celestial cues from the sun and stars, the earth's magnetic field, and mental maps (how cool!) We are open 6 days a week at Chico Basin Ranch (closed Sunday), usually returning from the first net run around 7am and staying open until about 11:30am, weather permitting. Thank you for your continued support! Nancy Ransom Bander, Chico Basin Ranch Bird Conservancy of the Rockies -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/d1bb0362-c7f5-44ad-834f-0cdf673c4aaen%40googlegroups.com.
